{"product_id":"radios-captain-midnight-the-wartime-biography-9780786421763","title":"Radio's Captain Midnight: The Wartime Biography","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Stephen A. Kallis\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Radio - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e During the horror and conflict of World War II, a fictional radio character named Captain Midnight stormed his way into the consciousness of American radio listeners. Captain Midnight (a.k.a. Charles J. Albright) was a vigorous, mature figure whom listeners could easily perceive defending their United States. The scripts, well written and expertly plotted, had a wide appeal--from excited children and their Secret Squadron Code-O-Graphs to U.S. Army Air Corps flight crews. But to fans (then and now) of the original 15-minute serial adventures, the \"real\" Captain Midnight retired when the show went to 30 minutes, replaced actor Ed Prentiss, and simplified the writing and plotting.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Using facts, details and events from those original early radio scripts of \u003ci\u003eCaptain Midnight\u003c\/i\u003e, the author has constructed a \"biography\" of the great wartime aviation hero, covering his origins and adventures. Concluding the work are thorough appendices that discuss Secret Squadron equipment, aircraft and rocketry; cryptology and code-cracking in the series; and Captain Midnight's portrayal in various media (books, radio, television, serials, comics and newspaper strips).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47613709156503,"sku":"9780786421763","price":2839.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780786421763.webp?v=1775087283","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/radios-captain-midnight-the-wartime-biography-9780786421763","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}